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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel, Construction & Tides Advisory

Gallery May 12, 2025 Elaine Van Develde

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity is on its status quo construction hours schedule, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., through Sunday, May 18, weather permitting. The precise construction that is scheduled is listed below. Shrewsbury River tides and travel advisory information is also included.

Tides information for the Shrewsbury River, Rumson Neck area and Sea Bright, courtesy of tideschart.com, can be found here.

Monmouth County officials have announced the following travel advisory information for the bridge and surrounding area. Specific construction activities are listed below the travel advisories.

On the Shrewsbury River waterway ...

The U,S. Coast Guard has approved the following schedule for bridge openings and channel width restrictions:

There will be no bridge openings through May 15.

Through Monday, May 12, at 6 a.m. …

There will be a horizontal clearance of 37.5 feet on the western half of the channel, which is scheduled to be open for marine travel.
There will be a vertical clearance restriction 15 feet at Mean High Water (MHW) / 18.5 feet at Mean Low Water (MLW).

Monday, May, 12, through Thursday, May 15 …

There will be a horizontal clearance of 75 feet (full channel), which is scheduled to be open for marine travel.
There will be a vertical clearance restriction of 15 feet at MHW / 18.5 feet at MLW.

There will be half-channel bridge openings from Thursday, May 15, through Thursday, May 22 …

The horizontal clearance will 37.5 feet and one span, either east or west, will be in the down position on an as-needed basis.
No vertical restriction will be in place.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has jurisdiction over the navigational channel. USCG has granted permission for the partial closures of the channel and for the temporary deviation from normal drawbridge operations. Monmouth County must comply with the dates approved by the USCG. Dates and times are subject to change based on weather conditions and production factors.

On the roadways and sidewalks surrounding and on the bridge …

Traffic pattern changes and possible travel delays continue in Sea Bright at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Rumson Road.
All roadway and sidewalk travelers should be aware of construction and delivery vehicles entering and exiting the work areas on both sides of Rumson Road in Rumson and on the southbound side of Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright.
Temporary delays are possible on any contractor work day due to movement of construction vehicles and equipment.
The south side (eastbound) sidewalk of the bridge is closed.